a beauty in her old age(měi rén chí mù)
a beauty in her old age
It is a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is m ě IR é NCH í m ù, which means to compare the feeling of sadness and resentment due to the gradual decline. It comes from Li Sao written by Qu Yuan in the Warring States period.
The origin of Idioms
Qu Yuan's Lisao in the Warring States States States States States: "only the scattered vegetation, afraid of the beauty's twilight."
Idiom usage
Subject predicate type; as an object; refers to fleeting, golden age is difficult again. "Although Mrs. Wu was not beautiful when she was young, she could understand the mood of a beautiful person in her twilight days."
Chinese PinYin : měi rén chí mù
a beauty in her old age
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